Melocanna baccifera – eFlora of India

December 14, 2019
Melocanna

Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest Pegu App. B: 94 1875. (syn: Bambusa baccifera Roxb.; Beesha baccifera (Roxb.) Kunth; Beesha rheedii Kunth [Invalid]; Melocanna bambusoides Trin. [Illegitimate]; Nastus baccifera (Roxb.) Raspail);

Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar as per WCSP;

Assam; Bangladesh; Brazil Southeast; Colombia; East Himalaya; Ecuador; Jamaica;
Myanmar; Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;

Common name: Muli Bamboo, Pear Bamboo, Berry bamboo, Terai bamboo • Assamese: তৱাঈ Tavai • Bengali: বিশ Bish, মেটুংগা Metungaa, মূলী Mulii, Paiyya, Payu tullu • Hindi: Mautak, ताड़ी Taadii , Tarai, Tari • Manipuri: মৌবী Moubi • Naga: Turiah • Nepali: Philim bans, lahure bans

Mumbai, MH :: Bamboo for ID :: ARK2019-113 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

This bamboo is from Sagar Upvan in Mumbai, MH, a cultivated bamboo. Pics were clicked in December 2014.

Requested to please ID, if possible.

I think Bambusa Balcooa please check

Melocanna baccifera

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 World Flora Online WCSP IPNI
Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia Useful Tropical Plants PROSEA Flowering of Melocanna baccifera (Bambusaceae) in northeastern India Bold systems Pure patch of bamboo (Melocanna baccifera) in North East India

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